Recorded 1983–2004 Boys' name Peak 1995 74 births

Nichoals — boys' name

74 babies named Nichoals in U.S. Social Security records since 1983, with the highest year being 1995. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s301990s382000s6
1990s
Peak decade

51% of everyone ever named Nichoals was born in this single decade.

1995
Single peak year

19 babies were named Nichoals in 1995 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Nichoals

The Social Security Administration has registered 74 babies named Nichoals between 1983 and 2004, spanning 22 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Nichoals currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2004. The name reached its historical peak in 1995, when 19 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Nichoals performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 38 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Nichoals shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New Jersey, which accounts for 16 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Nichoals in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Nichoals in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 74 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Nichoals at a glance

Last recorded 2004

Total births

74

Since 1983

22 years of records

Peak year

1995

19 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2004

Active since

1983

Recorded for 22 years

Last year on file: 2004

Nichoals popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2004–1983

Last recorded 2004
Peak year (1995)
19
Annual births at peak — across 22 years of records
5101520 200419951994199119901989198619851983 6

Nichoals by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
38 births that decade — 51% of Nichoals's all-time total
1980s301990s382000s6

Nichoals by state

Where Nichoals concentrates geographically — total births since 1983

Regionally concentrated
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Nichoals
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New Jersey
16 21.6%
New Jersey share of Nichoals's total US births 21.6%

16 of 74 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Nichoals?
74 babies have been named Nichoals since 1983. It was last recorded in 2004. The peak year was 1995 with 19 births.
When was Nichoals most popular?
Nichoals was most popular in the 1990s decade with 38 total births. The single peak year was 1995.
Where is Nichoals most popular?
The top states for the name Nichoals are New Jersey (16 births).
How long has the name Nichoals been used?
Nichoals has been recorded in Social Security data since 1983, spanning 22 years of data through 2004.
What names are similar to Nichoals?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Nicholas, Nicolas, Nick, Nickolas, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1983–2004 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.